The other week I was in a coffee shop researching my latest Compassion Fatigue article and I saw a group of women come in.  This group of women was diverse in culture, age and so on.  From the moment I saw them I just felt they were social workers.  They sat together...

As caregivers we are naturally people who give of ourselves to others.  This likely began when we were children – we took care of siblings, pets, friends, and sometimes parents.  Much of our identity is tied up in our various caregiving roles.  Sometimes people are...